Thursday, April 4, 2013

Drugs used to treat TB


Drugs used to treat TB


There are various ways by which TB can be managed. This includes a number of drugs given at different stages of various conditions.

First-line anti-tubercular drugs


It is believed that the entire first- line anti-tubercular drugs have names that contain standardized three letter as well as a one- letter abbreviation. These include:
·        Isoniazid is INH or H.
·        Ethambutol 9 (EMB or E)
·        PZA or Z (pyrazinamide)
·        rifampicin (RMP or R)
In the US most of the First-line anti-tubercular drugs are abbreviated and given names that are not recognized internationally. Drugs such as rifampicin are written as rifampin (RIF) while STM stands for streptomycin. In these names, the prefix stands for the number of months a patient is supposed to take the drug while the subscript is basically the intermittent dosing. Where there is no subscript, it means the drug should be taken on a daily basis.

There are a number of side effects associated with first-line anti-tubercular drugs. When one is exposed to these drugs for a long time, he or she stands high risks of severe reactions to the drugs.
Some of the first-line anti-tubercular drugs side- effects are heightened with a number of factors; anemia, MDR-TB medication, age, obesity and smoking. This therefore calls for close monitoring of patients exhibiting these kinds of risk factors during the anti-TB therapies. To identify these patients, additional medical examination and a comprehensive medical history such as hematocrit and HIV- ELISA are necessary.   

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